Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict is a space combat computer game developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1987 for the Commodore 64 as a sequel to the original Skyfox for the Apple II.^[1] It was ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The creator of Skyfox, Ray Tobey, was not involved in this game.

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict
Commodore 64 cover art
Developer(s)	Dynamix
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Designer(s)	Kevin Ryan Damon Slye Jeff Tunnell
Artist(s)	John Burton Dariusz Lukaszuk
Composer(s)	David Warhol
Platform(s)	Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
Release	1987: C64 1988: Amiga, MS-DOS 1989: Atari ST
Genre(s)	Space combat simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that Skyfox II had good graphics, much action, and diverse and interesting weapons for fans of space-combat games.^[2] In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title one-plus stars out of five.^[3] The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #133 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.^[1]

Reviews

• The Games Machine - March 1988^[4]
• The Games Machine - August 1988^[5]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - February 1988
• The Games Machine - August 1989^[6]
• ST Format - August 1989^[7]
• Computer Gaming World - June 1991
• Jeux & Stratégie #53^[8]